Drug Abuse: New Efforts to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

New efforts to prevent prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

A trio of new laws in Alabama is designed to fight prescription drug abuse. A recent study found the state had one of the highest rates of abuse in the nation.
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Shining a light on Rx drug abuse
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By Anna Bitong [email protected] [img_assist|nid=88487|title=|desc= SPEAKING UP—Gary Pentis, assistant sheriff of Ventura County, speaks during a discussion about prescription drug abuse and the countywide heroin epidemic at the Four Friends Gallery on May 23. To his left are Erin Van Vuren and Susan Klimusko. read more
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No Link Seen Between Child Stimulant Use and Later Drug Abuse
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The finding that hyperactive children who take stimulant medication do not have lower risk over all for later substance abuse contradicts a longstanding and influential message.
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